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I FISHER. INDEX 03 FILE.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 26, 1909.

1,048,057, I v Patented Dec.24, 1912.

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THOMAQ HMORTON.

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Application filed Jjanuary 26, 1909. Serial No. 414,257.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Invnvc FISHER, of the city and county of New Haven. and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Indexes or Files, of which the following is affull, clear, and exact description, when taken connection with Fthe accompanying-drawings.

The invention relates to indexes or files, and more particularly to a card index or filein which the necessity of aseparate support or engaging means for uniting the various members is dispensed with, and each I member is prorldedwith engaging means for looking it with ,the next succeeding member, so that the members themselves will be retained in their connectedposition without any other agency.

The invention may be applied to cards or members in which each member when connected with the next succeeding member will overlap only a portion of the succeeding card, thus leaving a portion of'the succeeding card exposed to view.

The means for-engaging one card with the next succeedin from the body of t escard itself, and may be adapted to engage the succeeding card by a lateralmovement-of the card so that longitudinal movement or tension will not dis lace or disengage the several cards.

'Fo these and 0 er ends,-the invention consists of the several improvementsand combinations of parts set forth and claimed hereinafter. v

Referring. to the drawin Figure 1 represents a front elevation o an index or file embodyin the inventiomand consisting of a series 0 cards or members shown connect--- ed together, Fig. 2, a similar view -with' one of the cards or members partially '.'withdrawn, Fig. 3, a rear view of .the cards or I members as shown in- Fig. 1,- -Fig. 4, a rear view of the lower cards 'or members, as shown in Fig. 2, andFig. 5-, a detail view of one of the cards or members.

I parts. 1 ';In the drawm s, the parts designatedby the letters A, A ,A, etc., represent cards or members of the index or file. Near the lower edge B of each card or member is m an engaging tongue orton with or partially out from t e body of the card or member A. Thetongue or tongues; C are formed so that the lower part D proes C formed card may be formed.

jects from the bottom laterally toward one 3 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 2-1, 1912.

side, such as'the right-hand edge Fig. 5)

while the u per part E projects rom the bottom in t e reverse directlon, and there is a slit or recess F between the two. other words, the tongues O are formed so that one edge is substantially the arc of a circle, and on the other edge is a transverse horizontal slit F. The inner end of the slit F projects to a point substantially in a vertical line above the point -G, one of the points of juncture between the tongue C and the'card itself, so that when the cards are .interlocked' the lateral edges of the cards will be on the same vertical line.

When one card, 'such as A '(Fi 4) is placed so that its lower edge fits etween the tongues Cf 'ofanother card, such as A, and the card itself, and is moved laterally the u per end E of the ton e O of the card 2 will engage between t e lower ortions D ofthe tongues .C and the card? A,

the slit F receiving the edge of the ton e I C. Whenv the two cards have been t us assembled either card will form a support for the other, because if the 'u per card is held the. lower one is suspended on this card by means of the end E of the ton e O .of the card A. 'If the lower card A is supported the upper, card is held thereon because its lower edge H will rest on the oints of junction of the. tongue C." and the ower card A. "An number of cards may be thus joined toget or, as shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 3, and they may be separated'agai-n as desired by a lateral movement of one of the cards.

By this invention the cards themselves 'form the support for the series, and no ad; ditional support is required unless desired. A large number of cards when so joined may be laid in 'a that position and will 00- cupy a very small amount of. room.

a I do not claim herein the subject matter' of myiearlier-application filed March 13,

- 1908, seem No. 420,826. In all figures, similar letters of reference represent like file comprising a plurality.

tongue adapted to engage the next car it with its adjacent member and each separately detachable by lateral movement in the plane of themember, substantially as described.

8. An index or file, comprising a plurality of cards each having a lateral i the plane thereof to support it, substantially as described. 1

5. An index or file comprising a plurality of cards each having a tongue formed-in the body of the card for engaging another card to support it, substantially as described.

6. An index or file comprising a plurality of cards having a plurality of tongues formed in the body of the card for engaging another card to support it, substantially as described.

6 7. An index or file comprising a plurality of cards each having a plurality of tongues formed in the body of the card to engage another card by lateral movement in the plane thereof to support it, substantially as described.

8. An index or file comprising a plurality of cards each having an integral tongue ex-' tendin in a plane substantially parallel with t e plane of the card and operable in such position to engage another card to support it, substantially as described.

9. An index or file comprising a plurality of cards each having an upwardly extending tongue near the bottom thereof adapted to engage another card to support it, substantially as described.

10. A file'or index comprising a plurality of record cards having near their lower edges integral tongues projecting upwardly from the body of the cards, and permitting the lateral engagement of the cards, and having hooked portions preventing vertical disengagement of the cards, substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the 14th day of January, 1909.

. IRVING FISHER.

' Witnesses: e JOHN W. BRISTOL, M. OLIVE WILLIAMS. 

